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New TU member reports on Lower Sac salmon rescue
By April Brown Perspective—it is everything. Last week I gained some of it, by joining other members of TU’s Shasta Trinity Cascades Chapter in helping to rescue fish stranded when the lower Sacramento River dropped rapidly after weeks of unusually high releases out of Keswick Dam. Action News Channel 24 covered this story. alt="" title=""…
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Voices from the River: Turning tragedy into tools for trout
Bob Russell, owner of the Butte Creek Mill and savior of salmon and steelhead. By Chrysten Lambert On Christmas Day, 2015 tragedy struck the historic Butte Creek Mill when it burned to the ground. The flour mill, which is located on the banks of Little Butte Creek, was the only remaining hydro-powered mill still in…
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11.2 miles
The Mill Creek Dam Fish Passage Project site, post-construction and just prior to this winter's heavy rains. The roughened main channel and side channel will make it easier for coho and steelhead to migrate past the site. As record-breaking rains pounded northern California over the past three months, emphatically ending five years of extreme drought…
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11.2 miles
The Mill Creek Dam Fish Passage Project site, post-construction and just prior to this winter's heavy rains. The roughened main channel and side channel will make it easier for coho and steelhead to migrate past the site. As record-breaking rains pounded northern California over the past three months, emphatically ending five years of extreme drought…
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Big, wild, and coming back: California’s Eel River
Soda Creek, tributary to the upper Eel River. Large wood structure project directed by TU's North Coast Coho Project. The Eel River is the beating heart of California’s “Lost Coast,” a swath of rugged country famous for its steelhead a nd salmon streams. Historically, the Eel was the third largest producer of salmon and steelhead…
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‘Significant and unavoidable’ impacts: suction dredge mining in California
As the California Water Board considers new water quality regulations for suction dredge mining, TU urges anglers to weigh in People are still mining for gold here in the Golden State, often through small scale operations using machinery to suck water and gravel from streambeds so bits of gold can be extracted. This type of…
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TU work pays off: Smith and Cascade-Siskiyou
Baldface Creek, Smith River headwaters, OR. Photo: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Two announcements last week that a region of the country renowned for its s almon and steelhead fishing and biodiversity would be better protected were good news for anglers and native trout conservationists. On Thursday, January 12, the Department of the Interior…
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